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Sukut History

35 Years of Quality, Success
Sukut’s Historical Highlights
1960s

1968

Myron Sukut and Dick Coulson establish Sukut-Coulson, Inc. on October 24th.

1970s

1970

Responds to explosive residential housing boom. Provides grading for most major residential communities in rapidly growing Orange County.

1970

Diversifies into larger public works projects, completing major dam, bridge and road projects.

1974

Sukut-Coulson, Inc. becomes Sukut Construction, Inc. with Myron Sukut as President.

1974

Works on the Camp Pendleton/29 Palms project for Ecoscience/Kaiser.

1975

Performs grading work on a Catalina Island project for Pacific Pipeline Construction Co.

1975

Implements a professional consultation and engineering construction program that allows clients to assess the economic feasibility of land development projects that consist of special engineering, geotechnical, and other complicated constraints.

1978

Helps rebuild a portion of Bluebird Canyon in Laguna Beach, CA, after a massive landslide destroyed 25 houses and threatened 30 others.

1979

Sukut pioneers the use of ground freezing to provide temporary ground support for landslide repair work at the Smyth Brothers/AVCO Seagate project.

1980s

1980

Construction begins on the Department of Water & Power's 140 foot high Lower Franklin Canyon Reservoir in Los Angeles, CA.

1980s

Provides earthmoving expertise for numerous high-profile, world-class golf courses, including; Pelican Hill, Aviara, Spanish Hill, Marbella, Robinson Ranch and The Crosby.

1981

Takes up its current residence at 4010 W. Chandler Ave. in Santa Ana, CA.

1981

Work is done at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station for Southern California Edison.

1982

Contour grading is done at Beacon Hill in Laguna Niguel, CA, for Taylor Woodrow Homes.

1982

Completes major sections of the I-15 Freeway in Riverside and San Diego Counties

1986

Contributes to the building of the 43,000-acre city of Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, Rancho Mission Viejo planned community.

1986

Landslide repairs are made on the Monarch Beach Ritz Cove project in Laguna Niguel, CA.

1987

Grading work is performed at The Marbella Country Club and Golf Course in San Juan Capistrano, CA, for the Marbella Development Company.

1987

Begins slope stabilization for the Ridgegate project in La Jolla, CA. The project includes a sophisticated phased earthwork logistics design and the installation of over 160,000 square yards of geogrid reinforcement materials to construct a shear key/buttress fill.

1988

Becomes an S Corporation and shares are offered to some employees, allowing partial ownership of Sukut to employees.

1988

Michael Crawford is named Sukut Construction's Vice President.

1989

Mass grading improvements begin on the Standard Pacific/Irvine Company Turtlerock community in Irvine, CA.

1989

Grading, underground utilities, and final shaping begin for the Aviara Resort and Golf Course project for Aviara/Hillman Properties West, Inc. in Carlsbad, CA. Since the project is adjacent to the Batiquitos Lagoon, Sukut works closely with the city of Carlsbad to maintain the environmentally sensitive area and adhere to California Coastal Commission Requirements.

1990s

1990

Garners more than 20 top industry awards for quality work.

1990

Mike Crawford is named Sukut's President.

1990

Grading and construction of storm drain, sewer, and water facilities starts at the Newport Coast Golf Courses, Pelican Hill and Pelican Point residential subdivisions.

1990

Uses geogrid reinforced earth for hillside land development to construct steep and variable slopes that simulate natural contours at the Spanish Hills Golf and Country Club in Camarillo, CA, for the Spanish Hills Development Company.

1994

Establishes a long-term contract with the State of California Integrated Waste Management Board to eliminate illegal landfills and waste tire sites.

1994

Receives award from the City of Los Angeles Board of Public Works in recognition of outstanding performance and early completion of the Lopez Canyon Liner Phase II Project.

1994

Toll Road

1995

Jerry Pabbruwee is named Vice President.

1997

The Transportation Corridor Agencies and Silverado Constructors recognize Sukut's Management and Employees for Exceptional Safety Performance for the completion of 57,497 safe work hours on the Eastern Transportation Corridor Project. To learn more about this project, please click here.

1997

Contributions to the Arroyo Seco Stream Restoration project are recognized by Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.

1997

Completes the immensely challenging 26-mile Foothill/Eastern Transportation Corridor 14-months ahead of schedule and within budget, moving 67 million cubic yards of earth and rock, equal to approximately one-fourth the size of the Panama Canal. To learn more about this project, please click here.

1997

More than 300 clients and employees celebrate Sukut's 30 years of earthmoving excellence with festivities on yet-to-be-opened Toll Road.

1997

Grading begins on the Robinson Ranch Golf Course in Santa Clarita, CA.

1998

Michael Bobeczko joins as Director of Marketing.

1998

Excellence in Accident Prevention Award is presented by the SCCA.

1999

Opens San Diego division in Oceanside with Mike Zanaboni as President.

1999

Paul Kuliev joins team as Chief Financial Officer.

1999

D9R Dozer is dedicated to Ray Adams for his 18 years of quality performance at Sukut.

1999

Named one of the ?Best Companies to Work for in 2000? by OC Metro magazine.

1999

Grading starts on the 410 acre The Crosby Golf Course in Rancho Santa Fe, CA for Starwood Development and J.T. Kruer.

1999

Receives the California Integrated Waste Management Board's "Resolution" Award for outstanding work in performance of cleanup activities on behalf of the Board for the dangerous and innovative cleanup of an illegal dumpsite in Humboldt County.

1999

Centex Homes' "Excellence in Teamwork Award" is awarded for the Fairfield Ranch project in Chino Hills.

2000s

1998-2001

Triples revenues.

1999-2002

Quadruples revenues.

2000

Employs more than 300 people.

2000

Sukut Equipment, Inc. receives Certificate of Achievement from the California Highway Patrol for four Consecutive Satisfactory Ratings since January 5, 1993.

2000

Adds geologist, Susan Jennings, to staff.

2000

Southern California Contractors Association Contractor of the Year for 2000 is presented to Sukut.

2000

Extinguishes the nation?s longest-burning tire fire in Tracy, CA in five days. This site contained millions of tires that burned for more than two and a half years.

2000

The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation presents Sukut with the 2000 Globe Award for Environmental Excellence for its role in the Eastern Toll Road Project.

2000

Begin mass grading and storm drainage systems for The Irvine Community Development Company's Crystal Cove project.

2000

Sean McCoy joins team as Tax Director.

2001

Started Public Works Division

2001

Mike Zanaboni is named President of Sukut Construction's San Diego division.

2001

Names Mike Ortiz Vice President of Sukut Equipment, Inc.

2001

The American Society of Civil Engineers--Orange County Branch "Project of the Year - Land Development - 2000" Award is presented for work on the Newport Coast project.

2001

Fulltime safety and environmental director, Rick McCourt, joins the team.

2001

Michael Bobeczko, Director of Marketing, is presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Home Builders Council (HBC).

2002

Linda Adams, Corporate Secretary and Human Resources Director, celebrates 30 years with Sukut.

2002

Leads the way to ensure cleaner Orange County air by upgrading its equipment fleet with high-tech, computerized, emission-reduction engines.

2002

Completes addition to its Santa Ana headquarters, increasing capacity by 50%.

2002

Sukut's President, Michael Crawford, is named President of the Southern California Contractors Association (SCCA) for the year 2003.

2003

Provides earth-moving technology at over 30 sites throughout California.

2004

Started Los Angeles Division

2004

Mary Ellen Copek joins team as Talent Director

2005

Started Environmental Division

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